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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Hanspeter Widmer, Wohlenschwil, CH;
Lukas Sieber, Olten, CH;
Nigel P. Cook, El Cajon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); B60L 3/0023 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1829 (2013.01); B60L 11/1831 (2013.01); B60L 11/1833 (2013.01); B60L 11/1842 (2013.01); B60L 11/1844 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H02J 50/20 (2016.02); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); H04B 5/0093 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/122 (2013.01); Y02T 90/125 (2013.01); Y02T 90/127 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a wireless power antenna alignment systems and methods for electric vehicles. A system may include a sensor configured to detect the strength of an electromagnetic field in multiple dimensions and a processor configured to determine at least one of a direction and a position of a transmitted beacon signal based on an output of the sensor.